Napoli vs Como, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMcTominay scores after 25 seconds in Napoli win over Como
Napoli's Scott McTominay scored after 25 seconds and Romelu Lukaku and David Neres were also on target as they beat visitors Como 3-1 in Serie A on Friday to extend their lead at the top of Serie A.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Napoli 1, Como 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 4': Attempt missed. Alberto Moreno (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Paz.
- 5': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
- 8': Attempt missed. Sergi Roberto (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nico Paz.
- 11': Hand ball by Patrick Cutrone (Como).
- 12': Attempt saved. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 15': Alieu Fadera (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 17': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ignace Van der Brempt (Como) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt missed. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ignace Van der Brempt.
- 30': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
- 31': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Patrick Cutrone.
- 32': Nico Paz (Como) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 36': Alieu Fadera (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 37': Foul by Alieu Fadera (Como).
- 37': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Nico Paz (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alieu Fadera.
- 43': Goal! Napoli 1, Como 1. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Máximo Perrone.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Como).
- 45'+1': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Como 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Como 1.
- 47': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
- 50': Penalty Napoli. Mathías Olivera draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Sergi Roberto (Como) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Goal! Napoli 2, Como 1. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 56': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 56': Ignace Van der Brempt (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Como) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 57': Gabriel Strefezza (Como) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 60': Sergi Roberto (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ignace Van der Brempt.
- 64': Foul by Nico Paz (Como).
- 64': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 65': Alieu Fadera (Como) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 68': Substitution, Como. Simone Verdi replaces Alieu Fadera.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Patrick Cutrone (Como) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Verdi.
- 72': Corner, Como. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 72': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Marc Kempf (Como).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Kempf (Como).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 77': Foul by Alberto Dossena (Como).
- 77': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Ignace Van der Brempt (Como).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Como. Andrea Belotti replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
- 83': Substitution, Como. Yannik Engelhardt replaces Ignace Van der Brempt because of an injury.
- 85': Attempt missed. Nico Paz (Como) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Belotti with a headed pass.
- 85': Foul by Nico Paz (Como).
- 85': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Goal! Napoli 3, Como 1. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a through ball.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 90': Foul by Máximo Perrone (Como).
- 90': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Como. Marco Sala replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Como. Alessandro Gabrielloni replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Andrea Belotti (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Foul by Nico Paz (Como).
- 90'+3': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Alessandro Gabrielloni (Como) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Como 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 3, Como 1.
Statistics
 COMO |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 59.6 | Possession | 40.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 572 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
| 632 | Passes | 424 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 7 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 15 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,900
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 50,900
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 17 | +23 | 40 |
| 2 | Napoli | 17 | +14 | 38 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 16 | +27 | 37 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | +8 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Elia Caprile (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno  |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Como (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 2 | Marc-Oliver Kempf |
| 13 | Alberto Dossena |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 77 | Ignace van der Brempt |
| 79 | Nico Paz |
| 23 | Máximo Perrone |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 10 | Patrick Cutrone |
| 16 | Alieu Fadera |
| 7 | Gabriel Strefezza |
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